Mount Ives

Mount Ives: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Mount Ives

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Mount Ives — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.36451, -82.94296. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Ives

• Great Seal State Park · sanctuary · Ross · ~3 km · Must-see
• Wesley Chapel · church · Ross · ~4 km · Must-see
• Ross Lake · lake · Ross · ~5 km · Must-see
• Yoctangee Park · park · Ross · ~6 km · Must-see
• Story Mound State Memorial · fort · Ross · ~7 km · Must-see
• Hopewell Culture National Historical Park · fort · Ross · ~16 km · Must-see
• Scioto Trail State Park · park · Ross · ~19 km · Must-see
• Tar Hollow State Forest · sanctuary · Ross · ~20 km · Must-see
• Burning Indian Mound · viewpoint · Pickaway · ~29 km · Must-see
• M. M. Crites Octagon House · fort · Pickaway · ~31 km · Must-see
• Calamus Swamp · sanctuary · Pickaway · ~31 km · Must-see
• Cross Mound · fort · Fairfield · ~32 km · Must-see
• Little Copperas Mountain · viewpoint · Ross · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mount Olive Road Covered Bridge · fort · Vinton · ~40 km · Must-see
• Pike Lake State Park · lake · Pike · ~41 km · Must-see
• Conkles Hollow State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Hocking · ~41 km · Must-see
• Leo Petroglyph · fort · Jackson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Hocking State Forest · sanctuary · Hocking · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Ives

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Ives

• Burning Indian Mound · viewpoint · Pickaway · ~29 km · Must-see
• Little Copperas Mountain · viewpoint · Ross · ~37 km · Must-see
• Cantwell Cliffs · viewpoint · Hocking · ~46 km · Must-see
• Walker Hill · viewpoint · Adams · ~73 km · Must-see
• Behm Mountain · viewpoint · Adams · ~85 km · Must-see
• Mound Cemetery Mound · viewpoint · Meigs · ~115 km · Must-see
• Rich Hill · viewpoint · Knox · ~135 km · Must-see
• Mount Logan · viewpoint · Ross · ~1 km
• Bunker Hill · viewpoint · Ross · ~2 km
• Rocky Knob · viewpoint · Ross · ~3 km

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